Find today's news in pics from India and around the world for September 20, 2026
Displaced villagers affected by the 'Ken-Betwa', 'Majhgawan', and 'Runjh' river interlinking projects stage a symbolic 'Chita Andolan' protest on funeral pyres to demand compensation and rehabilitation following home submersions, in Panna, Madhya Pradesh. | Photo: PTI
Activist Tehseen Punaawala being detained by police during a protest against the E20 policy, at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI
Displaced villagers affected by the 'Ken-Betwa', 'Majhgawan', and 'Runjh' river interlinking projects stage a symbolic 'Chita Andolan' protest on funeral pyres to demand compensation and rehabilitation following home submersions, in Panna, Madhya Pradesh. | Photo: PTI
Rescue personnel stand near a sealed area after an electrocution incident near a Ganapati pandal, at Lalbaug area, in Mumbai. Two persons, including an eight-year-old girl, were killed and several others were injured in the incident. | Photo: PTI
A police official stands near a damaged overhead road sign after a BMW car crashed on the Coastal Road while moving at a high speed from Marine Drive towards Haji Ali, in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Three persons were killed and one was critically injured in the incident. | Photo: PTI
Gangster Sandeep, also known as Kala Jathedi, steps out of Tihar Jail on custody parole to attend the naming ceremony of his newborn daughters, in Sonipat. | Photo: PTI
Kuki community members stage a protest over the alleged detention of six villagers by security forces, in Kangpoki. Agitators burnt tyres on the roads and pelted stones at government vehicles. | Photo: PTI
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers stage a protest demanding the expulsion of AAP councillor Vijay Kumar over allegations linked to MCD sanitation worker’s suicide, in New Delhi. | Photo: PTI/Salman Ali
Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Chief of Staff General Takehiro Morita and others during Exercise Veer Guardian-2026, second bilateral air combat exercise between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. | Photo: PTI
Police personnel cordon off the site following an encounter in which Naxal commander Brijesh Ganjhu, alias Gopal Singh Bhokta, carrying a reward of Rs 30 lakh, was killed, near Varanasi. | Photo: PTI
Samajwadi Party National President Akhilesh Yadav addresses a press conference, at the party office, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. | Photo: PTI/Nand Kumar
Transgender community members trained by Kolhapur District Disaster Management Authority in flood management, search and rescue, first aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) pose for photographs, in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. | Photo: PTI
People take part in 'Vishwa Shanti Yatra 2026', a march dedicated to promote peace,harmony and collective well-being, organised by Akhil Bharatiya Adhyatmik Samiti, at Vitoria Memorial, in Kolkata. | Photo: PTI
From left, India's Vidarsa Vinod, Sonam Maskar and Elavenil Valarivan pose for photographers after winning silver medals in the 10m Air Rifle Women Team Final event during the 20th Asian Games, in Nagoya, Japan. | Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav
India’s Elavenil Valarivan celebrates after winning silver medal in the women's 10m air rifle event shooting match in the ongoing Asian Games 2026, in Nagoya, Japan. | Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav
Front row from left, India's Vidarsa Vinod, Sonam Maskar and Elavenil Valarivan pose for photographers with others after winning silver medals in the 10m Air Rifle Women Team Final event during the 20th Asian Games, in Nagoya, Japan. | Photo: PTI/Atul Yadav
Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, left, Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Chief of Staff General Takehiro Morita, centre, and others during 'Exercise Veer Guardian-2026', second bilateral air combat exercise between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. | Photo: PTI
In this image posted on Sept. 20, 2026, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath during the appointment letter distribution to 912 selected candidates for the posts of Police Sub-Inspector (Confidential), Police Assistant Sub-Inspector (Clerk), and Police Assistant Sub-Inspector (Accounts), in Lucknow. | Photo: @myogiadityanath/X via PTI
India's captain Harmanpreet Kaur, second right, shakes hand after team's win in the second semifinal T20I cricket match between India’s women and Bangladesh’s women in the ongoing Asian Games 2026, at Aichi Prefectural Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin, Japan. | Photo: PTI/Arun Sharma
Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor addresses a press conference regarding the upcoming Bihar Legislative Council elections, in Patna. | Photo: PTI
This image received on Sept. 20, 2026 shows women performing rituals at Vadia village, in Banaskantha district, Gujarat. | Photo: PTI
People take part in an awareness rally on the occasion of World Cleanup Day at Dashashwamedh Ghat, in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. | Photo: PTI
People immerse an idol of Lord Ganesha in the Yamuna River at Kalindi Kunj, in New Delhi, Delhi. | Photo: PTI
Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) activists participate in a rally demanding to save democracy, the Constitution, and education, in Kolkata, West Bengal. | Photo: PTI/Swapan Mahapatra
In this image received on Sept. 20, 2026, Naval officials during the 13th edition of the Sri Lanka-India bilateral maritime exercise, SLINEX-26, at Visakhapatnam. | Photo: Defence PRO via PTI